* American crocodiles are about 12 feet long. They live on land and in shallow water, swamps, and marshes. * American crocodiles like to float in the water with only their eyes and nose above the surface. * American crocodiles eat mostly small animals, which they grab with their strong jaws and razor-sharp teeth. * American crocodiles lay eggs. They hide their eggs under twigs and leaves, or bury them in the sand. * Some crocodiles help their young hatch, then carry them to the water in their mouth.

* Gray bats only weigh up to half an ounce. Their wings measure about 1.5 inches across. * Gray bats live in colonies, or groups, in caves. The caves are usually found near a river or lake. * During the day, gray bats sleep. At night, they eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes or other pests in one hour. * Gray bats hang upsidedown to help digest their food.

* Gray bats hibernate, or sleep, in the cold winter months. * There are about 2 million bats, but their numbers are shrinking. Almost all gray bats hibernate in one of nine caves.

Habitat
Most gray bats live in caves in Alabama, northern Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee.

Why endangered?
Loss of habitat
Use of pesticides to kill the insects they eat

Peninsular Bighorn Sheep

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* Male sheep are called rams and can be recognized by their huge, brown horns. The horns curl back over the ears, down, and up past the cheeks. * They live in herds, or groups. The male sheep with the biggest horns is usually in charge. Male horns can weigh as much as 30 pounds. * Males will use their massive horns to fight. The fights can last as long as 24 hours. * Females are called ewes. They are smaller than rams and have shorter, smaller horns.

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* Instead of flapping their wings, condors soar on wind currents. * Condors are scavengers, which means they eat animals that are already dead. But they don't rely on their sense of smell. They watch for...

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